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Phillipa Fioretti Phillipa Fioretti i(A132347 works by)
Born: Established: Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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3 y separately published work icon The Fragment of Dreams Phillipa Fioretti , Sydney : Hachette Australia , 2011 Z1872313 2011 single work novel Lily and William from The Book of Love are planning their new life together in Rome when Poppy, Lilly's older sister, announces that she's found an uncle and cousin they'd never heard of before.
Source: Trove catalogue record
1 Phillipa Fioretti : The Books that Changed Me Phillipa Fioretti , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 17 July 2011; (p. 4-5)
5 5 y separately published work icon The Book of Love Phillipa Fioretti , Sydney : Hachette Australia , 2010 Z1684159 2010 single work novel humour

'Lily, a queen of style in retro clothes, and Robbie, her boyfriend, run a second-hand bookshop in Sydney. In a shipment of old books from Nairobi, Robbie discovers a rare French book of ancient Roman erotica. With only four copies in existence, and valued at twenty million dollars, he is determined to sell it despite Lily's suggestion that they return it to the Italian government.

'Days later, William, a dashing Russian employed by a fine arts firm in London to retrieve stolen art works, arrives at the shop. Robbie refuses to hand over the book, and disappears, taking his and Lily's life savings with him.

'What follows is a funny, witty romantic comedy that takes readers from Sydney to Rome, in a whirlwind of pretty dresses (on Lily), daring actions (by William) and clever dialogue...

'"First rule of travel - never walk past a toilet without using it."' (From the publisher's website.)
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